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Dame Judi Dench is planning to go under the needle to get a new tattoo to mark her 80th birthday. The Bond star reached the milestone on December 9, 2015, and she is planning to have an Indian symbol …

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ame Judi Dench attends the world premiere of ‘The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’ at The Curzon Mayfair on February 7, 2012 in London, England. (Ferdaus Shamim/WireImage)

Dame Judi Dench is planning to go under the needle to get a new tattoo to mark her 80th birthday.

The Bond star reached the milestone on December 9, 2015, and she is planning to have an Indian symbol inked on her skin to celebrate becoming an octogenarian.

Dench tells Britain’s Good Housekeeping magazine, “I am tempted to have a tattoo to mark my birthday. (My daughter) is very keen on me having one. There’s an Indian symbol I like, which supposedly represents life and love and everything. One of the cameramen who worked on the 2011 movie the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel told me what it meant, but I am a bit nervous in case I am being set up. It might be unbelievably rude.”

Dench previously hit headlines by baring her bottom to movie mogul Harvey Weinstein at an industry party and flashing a fake tattoo of his name.

Veteran British actress Dame Judi Dench has played down reports she’s going blind, insisting stories about her deteriorating eyesight have been “overblown.” The 77-year-old screen icon recently …

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Veteran British actress Dame Judi Dench has played down reports she’s going blind, insisting stories about her deteriorating eyesight have been “overblown.”

The 77-year-old screen icon recently revealed she’s been receiving treatment for the age-related condition macular degeneration, which her mother also suffered, and admitted that she now relies on family and friends to read scripts to her.

She told Britain’s Daily Mirror, “I can’t read scripts anymore because of the trouble with my eyes. And so somebody comes in and reads them to me, like telling me a story. It’s usually my daughter or my agent or a friend and actually I like that, because I sit there and imagine the story in my mind.

“I’ve got what my ma had, macular degeneration, which you get when you get old. I had wet in one eye and dry in the other and they had to do these injections and I think it’s arrested it. I hope so.

“The most distressing thing is in a restaurant in the evening I can’t see the person I’m having dinner with.”

The star’s comments sparked fears her failing eyesight would force her to retire from Hollywood – but Dench is adamant her condition is not as serious as it sounds.

In a statement to Reuters, she says, “In response to the numerous articles in the media concerning my eye condition – macular degeneration – I do not wish for this to be overblown.

“This condition is something that thousands and thousands of people all over the world are having to contend with. It’s something that I have learnt to cope with and adapt to – and it will not lead to blindness.”

Dame Judi Dench, Helena Bonham Carter and singer Jessie J were named the Women Of The Year at Britain’s Harper’s Bazaar magazine awards on Monday night.

Dench was handed the coveted Lifetime Achievement prize during the ceremony at London’s Claridge’s Hotel. Other big winners on the night included Bonham Carter, who took home the Role Model of the Year trophy, and singer Jessie J, who won the Breakthrough of the Year award